2015 Events

January 20, 2015 | Washington, DC

In advance of the March for Life, NRI co-hosted with The Heritage Foundation “Welcoming Every Life: Choosing Life after an Unexpected Prenatal Diagnosis.” Carly Fiorina delivered a keynote address, followed by an expert panel discussion moderated by NRI Senior Fellow Kathryn Lopez exploring the medical advances in caring for those with Down Syndrome, the physical and emotional resources for parents of children with disabilities, and what policymakers throughout the country can do to better inform expectant parents receiving poor prenatal diagnoses. Info and Video

A full house of more than 100 fans and supporters gathered in downtown Chattanooga for the evening reception and lecture.

January 22, 2015 | Tempe, AZ| January 23, 2015 | Phoenix, AZ

NRI cosponsored two special events in Arizona in January featuring National Review editor Rich Lowry. On Thursday, January 22, Mr. Lowry delivered the keynote address, “Abraham Lincoln and the American Idea” at the launch celebration for the new Center for Political Thought and Leadership at Arizona State University. Video.

The following morning, he appeared at the Goldwater Institute in Phoenix, where he presented on the current political climate in Washington post-midterm elections and answered questions from attendees.

At NRI’s third event with the The Heritage Foundation, an expert panel explored the medical, policy, and frontline aspects of the debate over physician-assisted suicide and palliative care, which leaves no family unaffected. The event was titled “Living Life to Its Fullest: Supporting the Sick and Elderly in their Most Vulnerable Hours,” and featured Sister Constance Veit, L.S.P., Director of Communications, Little Sisters of the Poor and Farr A. Curlin, M.D., Josiah C. Trent Professor of Medical Humanities, Duke University School of Medicine. It was co-hosted by NRI senior fellowKathryn Lopezand Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D., William E. Simon Fellow, The Heritage Foundation. Info and Video

A luncheon in Naples with a talk, book sale and signing on Thursday. Info
An evening reception in Tampa with a talk, book sale and signing on Thursday. Info
A luncheon in Orlando with talk, book sale and signing on Friday. Info

An evening talk, followed by a book sale and signing, hosted by the Bruin Republicans at ULCA and cosponsored by NRI. Free and open to the public, starting at 6:00pm on the UCLA campus, 390 Portola Plaza, Dodd Hall, Room 146. Info

On Saturday, September 26, NRI and the Reason Foundation cosponsored the Yankee Institute for Public Policy‘s first Connecticut Future of Freedom Summit: Free to Succeed, which attracted a crowd of more than 75 attendees. Sessions at this day-long conference investigated and proposed solutions for a freer and fairer economy, improving the well-being of young people, and messaging ideas that work with new audiences. National Review writer Charles C.W. Cooke delivered the day’s keynote address. Info

October 2, 2015 | Washington, DC

On the Friday before the First Monday, NRI and the Pacific Legal Foundation hosted a Supreme Court Preview lunch event, “The Blockbuster Cases the Supreme Court Will Hear in its 2015-16 Term, Including the New Cases That Will Be Added In the Coming Weeks.” National Review’s Ramesh Ponnuru moderated a discussion amongst Michael A. Carvin, Kannon K. Shanmugam, and Paul M. Smith. Our distinguished panel of experts focused on the most significant cases the Supreme Court selected during its September 28 long-conference. In addition, the speakers highlighted their own favorites from other cert. petitions that are either still pending or soon will be filed, including PLF’s Origination Clause challenge to ObamaCare. Info and C-SPAN video coverage.

First, on the evening of Tuesday, October 13, Jay spoke at the Strings Music Pavilion, 900 Strings Rd, Steamboat Springs, CO, starting at 5:30pm. Then, on the evening of Wednesday, October 14, he spoke on the campus of the University of Colorado, Boulder, in HLMS Hellems Room 201, starting at 6:00pm. Video

An evening talk at (Jay’s alma mater!) the University of Michigan, from 6:00pm – 8:00pm, in the Kalamazoo Room of the Michigan League, 911 N University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. In partnership with The Michigan Review, the UM Young Americans for Freedom, the UM Young Americans for Liberty, and The Federalist Society, Michigan Lawyers Chapter. Open to the Public. Info

A brutal persecution is happening, as Christians are being driven out of what was the very cradle of Christianity in Iraq and Syria. Pope Francis has said that there are more Christian martyrs today than in the early days of Christianity. What are we doing about it? What can we do about it? Co-hosted by the Heritage Foundation’s DeVos Center for Religion and Civil Society and NRI’s Center for Religion, Culture, and Civil Society, our expert panel – covering history and public policy, frontline charity and activism, and media – discussed the plight of Christians in Iraq and Syria and how they can be helped and how their witness can strengthen our resolve in defense of religious freedom at home and abroad. Info and Video

The Anglosphere Society and the National Review Institute co-hosted the Joe Donner Symposium, with a keynote address by Andrew McCarthy and others on the rise of radical Islam and the West.

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